The Great Bend High School volleyball team posted a 1-2 record in Pool I platy at the Kansas Class 5A state tournament at Wichita Advent Sports Park at Bluhawk Friday and did not qualify for the semifinals on Saturday.
In Pool I, Great Bend (35-5) lost to Blue Valley Southwest 25-23, 13-25, 25-20 and Maize South 25-16, 25-23 and defeated Lansing 15-14, 20-25, 25-23.
Maize South (32-7) went 3-0 in Pool I play. In addition to beating Great Bend, the Mavericks defeated Lansing 25-10, 22-25, 25-18 and Blue Valley Southwest 25-18, 26-24.
The Great Bend Panthers were one of three teams to post 1-2 records in Pool I play, with Lansing (31-9) awarded second place in the pool.
Lansing defeated Blue Valley Southwest (17-22) 21-25, 25-23, 25-19. All three of Lansing’s matches went to three sets.
In a battle of Wichita rivals in Pool II, Bishop Carroll defeated Kapaun-Mount Carmel 20-25, 25-20, 25-19. The Bishop Carroll Eagles (32-7) lost to Lenexa-St. James Academy 25-17, 21-25, 25-18.
In other Pool II matches, Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas (35-4) defeated Lenexa-St. James Academy (30-10) 25-11, 25-16, Kapaun 25-12, 25-15 and played Bishop Carroll 25-15, 25-10.
Saturday’s Class 5A state semifinals begin at 1 p.m. Maize South will play St. James and Aquinas will play Lansing.
Consolation and championship matches will begin 25 minutes after the last semifinal match is played.
